Youth movement spawns groups among other generations to protest security bills

Youth movement spawns groups among other generations to protest security bills

MIDDLEs, a group of middle-aged people, holds a rally in front of the Diet in Tokyo on Aug. 22, 2015, to protest against government legislation that would mark a major shift in Japan's post-World War II exclusively defense-oriented security policy. MIDDLEs is one of the groups that formed after being inspired by the activities of Students Emergency Action for Liberal Democracy-s, or SEALDs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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